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How Do I Change the Power Settings On My Apple Computer?

Community Network does not push power profiles or power settings to Apple computers. It is your responsibility as an Apple user to optimize the power settings on your computer. CN is investigating solutions to centrally manage settings on Apple computers.

You can use the following instructions to change your selected power settings.

Click on the "Apple" icon in the top left hand corner.

Select "System Preferences."

On the System Preferences screen, click on the "Energy Saver" icon (it looks like a compact fluorescent light bulb).

If you have a laptop (MacBook, MacBook Pro, etc.) and would like to maximize the power savings, please utilize at least the settings below.

Computer sleep: 30 minutes

Display sleep: 5-10 minutes

Put the hard disk(s) to sleep when possible - check

Wake for network access - check

Automatically reduce brightness before display goes to sleep - check

The image below is only when the computer is plugged into a power charger. You can select "Battery" to configure the power options for when the computer utilizes battery power.